Latest purchase was a solar charger after my portable died out on the trail. https://amzn.to/2TAAnIs
What's your latest camping gear purchase, and what caused you to buy it?
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We returned our garmin inreach mini and with campsaver rewards and discounts got the bigger version for $10 more. Hope it is more user friendly than the mini.
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We bought another 100 watt solar panel to go along with the one we already had. We purchased the additional panel to decrease the amount of time it takes to recharge our goal zero and chained battery bank.
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Agreed! I use an Exped mattress on the Goose Gear platform in my Jeep. Just as comfortable as my home mattress!
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Purchased a pair of Marchway collapsible camp chairs and a compact foldable aluminum table to go under our new ARB awning. We had been looking for a decent chair that folded up small and was built for persons who are not exactly tiny. Another requirement was that it be of normal chair height, just don't want to sit 2" above the ground lol
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Propane water heater. Planning a 14 day trek, thinking we are going to love this for showers/cooking.
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I have the Cascade Mountain Tech (Costco) version of this chair, and I love it. I think it was 40 bucks, and supports my large 265lb frame.
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I have a similar chair. After a trip to the beach the feet would sink into the sand. I got these pad to help the chair from sinking. I also bought extra feet because after you pull the chair from sand, the feel pulls out.
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Your lucky its just the sand that you are sinking into ... I seem to have the same issue on most surfaces, probably not too many burgers away from being worried about concrete .. lol good idea on the pads and extra feet though:)
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Just picked up a 2000W power converter/inverter for a steal of a price, paid for it online this morning and picked it up at my local Advance Auto this afternoon!
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Power converter deals
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Power converter deals
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I have one of these chargers and the sucker will power off after 5-10 minutes of powering some LED lights. I then plug in a hand warmer/battery pack and it does fine.
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Picked up a replacement porta potty lol. Last one, which was about 15 years old, broke (user error), and old Coleman design, leaked. Hopefully this new design is more leak and order free.
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Just purchased an Ecoflow River 600, and a Discada with burner. My boy was supposed to have his first scouting camp this weekend, but we’ve had to skip this trip.
Looking forward to using the gear on the 12th - planning a day trip to the Ocala National Forest (barring any other issues with the Jeep, just replaced the radiator).
Looking forward to using the gear on the 12th - planning a day trip to the Ocala National Forest (barring any other issues with the Jeep, just replaced the radiator).
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Renogy just released this solar charger and maintainer. Comes in 5W and 10W - 10W Solar Battery Charger and Maintainer | Renogy Solar I think it will be good for rigs sitting for long periods of time while camping or in my case working from home. I like this because it has a built in MPPT charge controller.
I've got a 2 person Marmot that I used for backpacking trips with my dogs. Now that I have a partner and a 4runner, I'm in the market for a 6 person. Thinking of getting a relatively cheap model.
Definitely getting the coleman stove though now that I'm not cooking for just myself.
Definitely getting the coleman stove though now that I'm not cooking for just myself.
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I just now bought a similar plastic bin, but to put dirty shoes in before I get into my carpeted camper shell lol.
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This past weekend my Coleman Grill Stove combo wouldn't work. It sound like it wasn't getting any gas, I tried 3 different propane bottles so I ordered a new gas regulator for it that should be here tomorrow. praying that fixes the problem. The gas regulator that was on it looked rough and I couldn't push on the valve to open it up, pretty sure it rusted closed. That's one problem here in the deep South, humidity makes fighting rust a challenge! If the new regulator fixes it I'll make sure to store the regulator in a ziplock freezer bag from now on when the grill is in storage.
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I finally found an ARB awning in stock to mount on my teardrop. Ordered and expected on Thursday.
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